Lady&#39;s hand bag



June 11, 1935. M. SACHS I LADYS HAND BAG Fi led March 3, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

mil 7 June 11, 1935. M. SACHS LADYS HAND BAG Filed March 3, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W iiiibaialI-ii.

, 5 vMm sum 5 40 frame parts or in the assemblage of the same in the projections Patented June 11, 1935 PATENT OFFICE LADYS HAND BAG Mai: Sachs, Far Rockaway, Application March 3, 1934, Serial No. 713,859

l Claim. (c1.150 29) The present invention relates to ladiesv hand bags, and has for an object to more securely hold the fabric of the bag body in the frame parts to prevent pulling out of the clamped edges of the bag body during the ordinary use and wear of the bag.

The frames of hand bags of this character are usually of channel construction with the channel facing outwardly and the edge portion of the bag fabric is clamped in the channel of the frame by overturning flanges or lugs on the inner edge of the channel over against the fabric, on a marginal stiffening member. carried by the fabric to hold the latter. in clamped position in the frame.

It has been found in practice that with this construction, pull upon the fabric, which enters the channel at the outer edge of the frame,

exertsa direct pulling or leverage action upon or flanges of the frame which, under relatively slight pressure, bends the flanges or projections outwardly and. releases the clamped edge of the fabric.

An object of the present invention is to over-.

come these disadvantages and to provide a construction wherein the body fabric may be'economically and easily mounted in the channels of the frame and will be held securely therein, and

wherein the leverage action of releasing the 30 clamping flanges or parts is reduced to a minimum so that the bag fabric will be held in place even though the bag be subjected to hard wear and considerable strain. V V 1 Another object of the present invention is to provide a construction of bag frame which will have conventional appearance, admit of the conventional operation in the construction of the bag, and which will entail no expensive or difficult operations in either the construction of the clamping the body fabric in place.

With the foregoing and other objectsin View, the invention will be more fullydescribe d hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

' In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer -to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, H t

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bag frame in open position and showing a portion of the bag fabric mounted in the clamping channel of the present invention, thechannel being shown removed from the frame and ready for assembly therewith.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspectivesviewofl an upper cornerof the bag, partly broken away and in closed position.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view of a channel frame showing the clamping strip with an edge of the body fabric therein and in position ready to be clamped on the body fabric.

Figure is a similar view showing the clamping stripcompressed upon the edge portion of the body fabric and ready to be secured in the frame. j

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2, showing the closed frame with the clamping strips secured in the opposite sides thereof and holding the body fabric in the frame.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective'view' of one side of the bag frame with the clamping strip secured therein and partly open to show the relation of the body fabric to the strip and the frame, F

Figure 7 is a similar view showing the clamping strip in closedposition in the frame for clamping and the body fabric secured in the frame.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 8 but show ing a slight modification wherein the body fabric is provided with an edging strip, and i Figure 11 is a like view showing the clamping strip closed about the edge strip to hold the latter with the body fabric in the frame. Q1

Referringnow to the drawings, the hand bag material which is usually flexible and of leather, imitation leather or the like. the bag is provided with a frame composed of channel frame parts ZI-and 22 adapted for face engagement to close the bag at the flat or smooth sides of the frame: parts and with the channels of the frame parts opening outwardly in opposite directions for receiving therein the edge portion of the body fabric 20. Each frame part is pro; vided with an outer flange 23 and an inner flange 24. The outer flange 23 usually comprises the outer marginal edge of the frame part and the inner flange 24 is usually of less depth than the flange 23 and comprises the inner marginal edge of the frame part. In'order to impart a desired finish to the bag as a whole and utilize the entire interior of the bag for carryingarticles and the like, it is the common practice to carry the body fabric to the outer flange Hand enter the edge portion of the fabric immediatelybeneath or in contact with the flange 23 and to provide the clamping or securing means between the flanges 23 and 24. l

Various attempts have heretofore been made for holding the body fabric 20 from pulling out of the frame parts, particularly when the bag is filled beyondits capacity and where handles The upper end of comprises a fabric body portion 20 of any suitable fabric. The result of such a structure is that apull upon the body fabric is transmitted to the- 1 upper edge of theinturned flange and the edge and the like secured to the side of the bag are violently pulled.

The structures heretofore resorted to have not satisfactorily held the body fabric in the frame parts andone expedient to offset thisdisadvan tage is to provide projections or flanges along the inner flange 24 which are turned up into the channel of the frame part for clamping engagee.

ment directly against the edge portion of the body fabric, or against an edging strip of metal or the like which may first be secured to the edge of the of the body fabric, or the edging strip carried thereby, acts as a lever with a fulcrum on the inner flange 24 of the channel to bend the inturned flange or projections'outwardly. There is thus considerable leverage obtained by this construction for'ope'ning the clamping flanges or projctions so that the body fabric is easily pulled out of the frame part.

.According to the present invention the inner flange 24 is uninterrupted or provided with no projections or additional. flanges or tongues. The frame part, such as 22 in Figure 3, is provided with-a clamping strip 25 which is coextensive with the frame part and adapted'to receive therein the free edge portion of the body fabric 28. The clamping strip 25 is closed upon the body fabric 20 to clamp the latter securely in the strip 25, and

the strip 25 'is of a height such that it will wedge the overturned portion of the body fabric'beneath the outer flange 23 of the frame part. This clamping strip 25 may be made of any suitable f material and need not'be of ornamental material but may be employed for the purpose of strength only. I

The inner side of the clamping strip 25 is secured by solder 2B, orother'suitable means,

against the bottom of the channel of the frame part throughout the width of the clamping strip so that the inner wall of the clamping strip is substantially integral with the fram'e'part and cannot swing away from the same on a pivot at the inner flange 2d. The result of this construction is that there is no tilting orrleverage action of the clamping strip 25, and the latter may be of sufficient strength to inherently hold its outer side or, wall from pulling into open position to' release the body fabric under ordinary strain. Atthe same time, it is not necessaryto make the frame part 22 of any abnormally strong material as the frame part 22 is relieved of such strains and pressure as are imparted to it in present day constructions wherein clamping tongues, flanges and the like are merely stamped out as a part of the frame.

The solder 26 or other securing means employed may also extend throughout the flange 24 so as to firmly hold the lower end of the clamping strip25 in the frame part. The essential feature is that the inner side of the clamping strip v25 is secured not only at its lower end to the frame part but also at its upper end thereto so as to prevent any leverage action of the clamping strip under tension of the fabric.

While, of course, the operation may be carried out in various ways, it is apparent from Figures 3, 4 and 5 that the clamping strip 25 may first be clamped or secured upon the edge portion of the body fabric 20 and that the frame part, such as 22, as well as the inner side and bottom of the clamping strip 25 may be provided with coatings 26 of solder or the like so that after the clamping strip is secured to the body fabric 25, as shown in Figure 4, the clampingstrip may be inserted in the channel of the frame part 22 and under the application of sufficient heat, be

soldered therein so that the clamping strip is in effect an integral part of the frame part 22. Qn the other hand, as shown in Figures 6 to 9, the clamping strip 25 may be secured by the solder 26 in the frame part, suchas 22, before the body fabric 26 is secured in the clamping strip 25 so that the inner side of the clamping strip is firmly mounted in the frame part and with the upper end of the clamping strip open.

The edge of the body fabric 29 is now inserted in the clamping strip 25 and the latter may then be compressed and closed, as shown in Figure 9,

to securely clamp the body fabric to the frame part.

. As shown in Figures and 11, the body fabric 26 may be provided with an edging strip 23' of metal or the like which is overturned about the edge portion of the fabric, and the clamping strip 25 may be turned over with sufficient width between the sides thereof to securely receive therein the edging strip 2'? and to lie flat against.

the opposite sides thereof. a

In this instance the clamping strip 25 is-secured atits upper and lower ends and at its inner side against the frame part 22. Of course the frame part 2! is of similar construction to the frame part 22 with the exception that it is facing in the opposite direction but the edge portion of the body fabric 22 is secured in the frame part 22 in the same manner as above disclosed in connection with the frame part 22. The two frame parts, Hand 22, are pivotally mounted at their innerends upon pins or pivots '23 coaxially disposed at opposite ends of the bag and which may also serve to support an inner bag frame 29, as shown in Figure 1. The structure of the clamping strip 25 extends throughout the tops and ends of the frame parts 2! and 22 so that the side portions of the bag body arelikewise firmly mounted in the channels of the In a ladys hand bag, a frame comprisingla channel member facing outwardly; a U-shaped clamping strip havinga width substantially equal to the width of the inner wall of the channel member, and solder interposed between substantially the full width" of the confronting surfaces of said clamping strip and the inner wall of said channelmember to rigidly attach one leg of said clamping strip to said channel member, the opposite leg of said clamping strip being free.- a

. MAX SACHS. 

